Byron York steps in it big time

[Enrique]

http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/04/york-obama-is-actually-not-so-popular-because-some-people-who-like-him-are-black.php

York: Obama is “Actually” Not So Popular, Because Some People Who Like Him Are Black

Byron York has identified an important problem in our system of measuring public opinion, just the sort of thing that inspired the noble Framers of our constitution to wisely implement the three fifths compromise:

On his 100th day in office, Barack Obama enjoys high job approval ratings, no matter what poll you consult. But if a new survey by the New York Times is accurate, the president and some of his policies are significantly less popular with white Americans than with black Americans, and his sky-high ratings among African-Americans make some of his positions appear a bit more popular overall than they actually are.

Dave Weigel observes that all Democratic politicians are always much more popular among blacks than among whites, so it’s not clear why York would spin this as a unique attribute of Obama’s. But more to the point, what is York talking about here? How does the fact that much of Obama’s support come from African-Americans mean that he’s not “actually” popular?

[babylonsister]

1. Thanks for that subject line-it is perfect. I hope this story gets legs. York,

who I've seen on PBS as an 'expert', deserves to get more than a few pegs cut out from under him for his views.

[MikeNearMcChord]

2. Hey Byron, Stormfront just called, they are missing their idiot.

You better get back there quick.

[bluethruandthru]

3. Wow!

Mindbogglingly idiotic!

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. Wow

:wow:

[FrenchieCat]

5. Oh my! I'm back tot being 1/2 of 3/5 I guess!

How fucking retro! :mad:

[Enrique]

8. we'll just put an asterisk next to your nickname

so we can adjust the importance we place on your opinions accordingly. :puke:

[Cha]

10. OMMFG!

Can't get over the OP.

[Lyric]

6. I guess Byron York doesn't think that black people are humans

and therefore their opinions don't really "count?"

:puke:

Get bent, fuckhead. And here's hoping for your upcoming unemployment.

[HughMoran]

17. Pretty fucked up huh?

Then the bigots wonder why you get angry with them.

[Flying Dream Blues]

7. That headline sums it up perfectly. What an a** this York person is. nt

[Cha]

9. Who the holey Fuck is

brian york? How fucking rude and bigoted is that?

[autorank]

19. A key contributor to National Review - what poses as a right wing

version of The Atlantic. Nasty to the core with an Ivy League accent.

[Mojorabbit]

20. I had never heard of him before now

and don't ever want to hear from him again. I cannot believe anyone would say something like this.

[autorank]

22. It is unbelievable

But that's how these guys think. It's a reflex.

I wouldn't have remembered him had we not had a close encounter of an annoying kind.

[Spazito]

11. Holy shit!

:wow:

[madeline_con]

12. What a maroon!

This whole Obama hating, teabagging, 91 protestors in front of the White House thing sweeping the nation is all about racism.

[Uzybone]

13. Oh, so the "black Americans" opinions dont count as much?

are we not real Americans?

[Canuckistanian]

14. "Dark people are taking over my country!"

He might as well have said that.

[firedupdem]

15. Well Damn. What a piece of shit this guy is. In some people's

eyes, we still aren't really people. :puke:

[FrenchieCat]

16. CNN just did the same thing, and stated because more Black Folks gave

Obama an A (percentage wise), they did it because of "pride".

Fucking unbelievable!

So I guess that when White People give White Presidents a grade, those should have been discounted too!

[autorank]

18. York is an ass

I sat next to him when Gore gave his seminal speech at DC's Constitution Hall, Dec 2006.
This was a combined left-right coalition of Constitutionalists. The crowd rose at least 10
times to cheer Gore. York and his coven from New Republic just sat there. My wife was
so irritated I thought she was going to reach across me and punch him. She'd have won in a TKO.

He's analytically challenged also but that story is too long.

This is typical MSM challenged logic but, in this case, there's the racist tinge. You're analysis
is right on target.

[4lbs]

21. Hey Byron, guess what? Latinos, which make up a larger percentage than AA also have a skyhigh

approval of the President.

http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=4360

<snip>
In a recent Ipsos U.S. Hispanic Omnibus poll conducted by telephone among a nationally representative sample of 514 Hispanics aged 18 and older, 86% said that they approve of President Obama’s work in the White House (55% strongly approve and 23% somewhat approve). This compares favorably to a simultaneous Ipsos Public Affairs poll of 1,138 adults representative of the general U.S. population, in which 63% said that they approve of the president’s performance (35% strongly and 18% somewhat).

The difference between President Obama’s approval rating among Hispanics only and the U.S. population at large is almost identical when looking only at those who are registered voters: While 58% of registered voters of any ethnicity approve of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president, 80% of Hispanic registered voters do so. Furthermore, President Obama enjoys majority approval ratings from Hispanics regardless of party affiliation.
<snip>


Choke on that, you twit!

[LittleBlue]

23. "More popular than they actually are"....?

This doesn't make any sense unless you conclude that York considers blacks less than non-blacks.

What a load, he's race-baiting, the old divide and conquer strategy all over again.

[struggle4progress]

24. A link to TYT analysis in this thread:

Young Turks: Idiot Repub Genius Analysis on Black Vote
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x305343

The basic rebuttal goes something like this: let's turn that around, shithead, and consider (say) Bush's popularity -- if you ignored all the white people who voted for him, he never looked that popular

[MrSlayer]

25. Black people are not real Americans.

That is what he is basically saying. He may just as well have said that Chimp was actually more popular than he appeared because black people overwhelmingly disapproved of him. The whites were split and they are the only one who matter so Bush actually walked out with close to 50% approval.

This man comes off as a supremacist.

[olegramps]

26. And then some people still tell me that Republicans aren't racist.

[vaberella]

27. See how race can NEVER leave politics. B/c I'm Black I'm genetically predisposed to liking O. n/t

[H2O Man]

28. Wow.

Unreal that people who still have such a narrow view of what constitutes the public are given an opportunity to speak out on a national stage.

[TheKentuckian]

29. Some really ugly stupid there

Way to dehumanize teh brown people!

[Raineyb]

30. Ooopsie! Looks like someone forgot to couch this in code.

And people have the nerve to tell me that Republicans aren't racist.

Regards

[StrongBad]

31. Wow, Byron, just think if you only counted white men in your poll scouring!

Then Obama's popularity would be even less!

[Forkboy]

32. What a smeghead.